UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 3/31/00
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: James R. Nichols
Address: Nichols & Pratt Advisers, LLP
50 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109-4017
Form 13F File number: 28-3162
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
James R. Nichols Boston, Massachusetts 5/11/00
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this
reporting manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in
this report, and all holdings are reported by other
reporting manager(s).
[ X ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the
holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this
report and a portion are reported by other reporting
manager(s).)
List of other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
28-4528 Fleet Investment Advisors
28-unknown Marine Midland Bank
28-unknown State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 155
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $263,757
(thousands)
List of other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
01 28-3168 Harold I. Pratt
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Form 13F INFORMATION
TABLE
VALUE SHS/SH INVSTMNT OTHER VOTING AUTH
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP X$1000) PRN AMT DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 3,519 100 SH SOLE 100
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 789,080 22,425 SH DEFINED 01 22,425
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 8,430,925 239,600 SH OTHER 239,600
American Express Co. COM 025816109 991,924 6,660 SH OTHER 6,660
American Home Products COM 026609107 10,750 200 SH DEFINED 01 200
American Home Products COM 026609107 150,500 2,800 SH OTHER 2,800
American Int'l Group COM 026874107 10,074 92 SH SOLE 92
American Int'l Group COM 026874107 2,490,140 22,741 SH DEFINED O1 22,741
American Int'l Group COM 026874107 19,660,507 179,548 SH OTHER 179,548
ATT Corp COM 001957109 1,036,375 18,404 SH DEFINED O1 18,404
ATT Corp COM 001957109 2,766,464 49,127 SH OTHER 50,777
Automatic Data ProcessingCOM 053015103 9,650 200 SH SOLE 200
Automatic Data ProcessingCOM 053015103 1,531,938 31,750 SH DEFINED 01 31,750
Automatic Data ProcessingCOM 053015103 11,340,198 235,030 SH OTHER 235,030
BankAmerica Corp COM 06605F102 31,463 600 SH OTHER 600
Bank of New York COM 064057102 33,250 800 SH OTHER 800
Bell Atlantic Corp. COM 077853109 549,025 8,982 SH DEFINED O1 8,982
Bell Atlantic Corp. COM 077853109 648,292 10,606 SH OTHER 10,606
BellSouth COM 079860102 25,313 540 SH DEFINED 01 540
BellSouth COM 079860102 68,813 1,468 SH OTHER 1,468
Berkshire Hathaway CL B COM 084670207 702,520 386 SH DEFINED 01 386
Berkshire Hathaway CL B COM 084670207 1,011,920 556 SH OTHER 556
Boston Scientific COM 110122108 25,575 1,200 SH OTHER 1,200
BP Amoco PLC ADR 055622104 115,872 2,176 SH DEFINED 01 2,176
Bristol Myers Squibb COM 110122108 249,400 4,300 SH OTHER 4,300
Capital One Financial COM 14040H105 57,525 1,200 SH OTHER 1,200
Chevron Corp. COM 166751107 18,488 200 SH OTHER 200
Cintas Corp. COM 172908105 2,939 75 SH SOLE 75
Cintas Corp. COM 172908105 139,116 3,550 SH DEFINED 01 3,550
Cintas Corp. COM 172908105 3,613,088 92,200 SH OTHER 92,200
Cisco Systems COM 17275R102 77,313 1,000 SH DEFINED 01 1,000
Cisco Systems COM 17275R102 678,031 8,770 SH OTHER 8,770
Citigroup Inc. COM 172967101 22,453 375 SH OTHER 375
Coca Cola COM 191216100 4,224 90 SH SOLE 90
Coca Cola COM 191216100 2,396,394 51,055 SH DEFINED O1 51,055
Coca Cola COM 191216100 10,448,522 222,605 SH OTHER 222,605
Crown, Cork & Seal COM 228255105 16,000 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Disney (Walt) Company COM 254687106 9,900 240 SH SOLE 240
Disney (Walt) Company COM 254687106 278,438 6,750 SH DEFINED 01 6,750
Disney (Walt) Company COM 254687106 980,719 23,775 SH OTHER 23,775
Dominion Res Inc. VA COM 257470104 18,565 483 SH OTHER 483
Dow Chemical COM 260543103 22,800 200 SH OTHER 200
Dupont E I De Nemours COM 263534109 126,732 2,394 SH DEFINED 01 2,394
Eastman Kodak COM 277461109 6,083 112 SH OTHER 112
Elan PLC ADR COM 284131208 142,500 3,000 SH OTHER 3,000
Electronic Data Systems COM 285661104 5,135 80 SH SOLE 80
Electronic Data Systems COM 285661104 320,938 5,000 SH DEFINED 01 5,000
Electronic Data Systems COM 285661104 1,124,566 17,520 SH OTHER 17,520
Emerson Electric COM 291011104 2,656 50 SH SOLE 50
Emerson Electric COM 291011104 673,359 12,675 SH DEFINED 01 12,675
Emerson Electric COM 291011104 3,095,594 58,270 SH OTHER 58,270
Ericsson L M Tel Co. CL COM 294821400 1,594,813 17,000 SH OTHER 17,000
Exxon Mobil COM 30231G102 226,019 2,900 SH DEFINED 01 2,900
Exxon Mobil COM 30231G102 635,347 8,152 SH OTHER 8,152
First Union Corp COM 337358105 16,390 440 SH OTHER 440
FleetBoston Financial COM 339030108 1,023,716 28,047 SH OTHER 28,047
General Electric COM 369604103 12,450 80 SH SOLE 80
General Electric COM 369604103 4,615,838 29,660 SH DEFINED O1 29,660
General Electric COM 369604103 27,832,754 178,845 SH OTHER 178,845
General Mills COM 370334104 217,125 6,000 SH DEFINED 01 6,000
General Mills COM 370334104 43,425 1,200 SH OTHER 1,200
Genzyme Corp General Div COM 372917104 50,125 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Genzyme Surgical Prod COM 372917609 2,103 179 SH OTHER 179
Genzyme Molecular COM 372917500 1,634 108 SH OTHER 108
Gillette Co. COM 375766102 5,653 150 SH SOLE 150
Gillette Co. COM 375766102 563,617 14,955 SH DEFINED 01 14,955
Gillette Co. COM 375766102 2,231,100 59,200 SH OTHER 59,200
GTE Corp COM 362320103 504,100 7,100 SH OTHER 7,100
Hewlett Packard Co. COM 428236103 9,301 70 SH SOLE 70
Hewlett Packard Co. COM 428236103 1,116,150 8,400 SH DEFINED 01 8,400
Hewlett Packard Co. COM 428236103 6,965,972 52,425 SH OTHER 52,425
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 411,645 3,120 SH DEFINED 01 3,120
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 2,758,813 20,910 SH OTHER 19,110
Int'l Flavors & FragranceCOM 459506101 10,519 300 SH DEFINED 01 300
Int'l Flavors & FragranceCOM 459506101 268,229 7,650 SH OTHER 7,650
International Paper Co. COM 460146103 85,500 2,000 SH OTHER 2,000
Int'l Business Machines COM 459200101 94,400 800 SH OTHER 800
Interpublic Group COM 460690100 28,350 600 SH DEFINED 01 600
Interpublic Group COM 460690100 9,450 200 SH OTHER 200
Investors Finl Services COM 461915100 117,750 2,000 SH OTHER 2,000
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 7,025 100 SH SOLE 100
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 3,524,794 50,175 SH DEFINED 01 50,175
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 15,734,244 223,975 SH OTHER 223,975
Kerr McGee Corp. COM 492386107 21,310 369 SH OTHER 369
Lucent Technologies COM 549463107 240,222 3,922 SH SOLE 3,922
Lucent Technologies COM 549463107 1,316,508 21,494 SH DEFINED 01 21,494
Lucent Technologies COM 549463107 6,928,723 113,122 SH OTHER 113,122
Marsh & McLennan COM 571748102 1,141,734 10,350 SH DEFINED O1 10,350
Marsh & McLennan COM 571748102 9,390,352 85,125 SH OTHER 85,125
McGraw Hill Companies COM 580645109 91,000 2,000 SH DEFINED 01 2,000
McGraw Hill Companies COM 580645109 6,501,438 96,500 SH OTHER 96,500
McDonalds COM 580135101 29,900 800 SH DEFINED 01 800
McDonalds COM 580135101 89,700 2,400 SH OTHER 2,400
MCI WorldCom Inc. COM 55268B106 45,313 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Medtronic Corp. COM 585055106 7,201 140 SH SOLE 140
Medtronic Corp. COM 585055106 3,086 60 SH DEFINED 01 60
Medtronic Corp. COM 585055106 123,450 2,400 SH OTHER 2,400
Merck COM 589331107 8,698 140 SH SOLE 140
Merck COM 589331107 3,244,540 52,226 SH DEFINED 01 52,226
Merck COM 589331107 18,703,354 301,060 SH OTHER 301,060
Microsoft COM 594918104 495,125 4,660 SH DEFINED 01 4,660
Microsoft COM 594918104 1,464,656 13,785 SH OTHER 13,785
Minnesota Mining & Mfg COM 604059105 35,425 400 SH OTHER 400
Minnesota Power COM 604110106 6,650 400 SH OTHER 400
Morgan, J.P. COM 616880100 6,588 50 SH SOLE 50
Morgan, J.P. COM 616880100 1,855,435 14,083 SH DEFINED 01 14,083
Morgan, J.P. COM 616880100 7,134,790 54,154 SH OTHER 54,154
Motorola Inc. COM 620076109 1,130,770 7,745 SH DEFINED 01 7,745
Motorola Inc. COM 620076109 6,498,460 44,510 SH OTHER 44,510
National City Corp. COM 635405103 149,738 7,260 SH DEFINED 01 7,260
National City Corp. COM 635405103 1,200,375 58,200 SH OTHER 58,200
Nisource Inc. 65473P105 7,290 432 SH OTHER 432
Northern Trust Corp. COM 665859104 5,134,750 76,000 SH OTHER 76,000
Ocean Energy 67481E106 14,375 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Open Market Inc 68370M100 6,489 252 SH OTHER 252
Pepsico COM 713448108 4,883 140 SH SOLE 140
Pepsico COM 713448108 635,597 18,225 SH DEFINED O1 18,225
Pepsico COM 713448108 9,034,369 259,050 SH OTHER 259,050
Pfizer, Inc. COM 717081103 3,656 100 SH SOLE 100
Pfizer, Inc. COM 717081103 3,656 100 SH DEFINED 01 100
Pfizer, Inc. COM 717081103 100,547 2,750 SH OTHER 2,750
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 5,650 100 SH SOLE 100
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 2,077,223 36,765 SH DEFINED 01 36,765
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 4,918,325 87,050 SH OTHER 87,050
Ranger Oil COM 752805101 3,938 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Raytheon CLB COM 755111408 50,588 2,850 SH DEFINED 01 2,850
Raytheon CLB COM 755111408 1,109,375 62,500 SH OTHER 62,500
Reuters Group OLC COM 76132M102 124,150 1,040 SH OTHER 1,040
Santa Fe Snyder COM 80218K105 9,500 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
SBC Communications COM 78387G103 1,347,200 31,981 SH DEFINED 01 31,981
SBC Communications COM 78387G103 1,578,509 37,472 SH OTHER 37,472
Schlumberger Ltd. COM 806857108 1,721,250 22,500 SH OTHER 22,500
Service Corp. Int'l COM 817565104 3,000 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Sigma Aldrich COM 826552101 3,494 130 SH SOLE 130
Sigma Aldrich COM 826552101 61,813 2,300 SH DEFINED 01 2,300
Sigma Aldrich COM 826552101 284,876 10,600 SH OTHER 10,600
Silverstream Software COM 827907106 805,238 10,900 SH SOLE 10,900
Southwest Airlines COM 844741108 2,081 100 SH DEFINED 01 100
St. Paul Companies COM 792860108 243,994 7,150 SH DEFINED 01 7,150
State Street Boston COM 857473102 7,750 80 SH SOLE 80
State Street Boston COM 857473102 1,077,250 11,120 SH DEFINED 01 11,120
State Street Boston COM 857473102 9,699,125 100,120 SH OTHER 100,120
Stryker COM 863667101 258,075 3,700 SH DEFINED 01 3,700
Stryker COM 863667101 923,490 13,240 SH OTHER 13,240
Sysco COM 871829107 7,225 200 SH SOLE 200
Sysco COM 871829107 456,981 12,650 SH DEFINED 01 12,650
Sysco COM 871829107 2,572,101 71,200 SH OTHER 71,200
TECO Energy COM 872375100 43,734 2,250 SH DEFINED 01 2,250
TECO Energy COM 872375100 108,850 5,600 SH OTHER 5,600
Texas Instruments Inc. COM 882508104 240,000 1,500 SH OTHER 1,500
Time Warner Inc. COM 887315109 2,048,000 20,480 SH OTHER 20,480
Transocean Sedco Forex G90078109 4,926 96 SH OTHER 96
United Dominion Realty COM 910197102 90,563 9,000 SH DEFINED 01 9,000
United Dominion Realty COM 910197102 1,319,301 133,600 SH OTHER 133,600
Vodaphone Airtouch COM 92857T107 55,563 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
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